News for 'Holi Hai'

PIX: Sambhavna, Mouni celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

PIX: Sambhavna, Mouni celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Bollywood mourns veteran actor Razak Khan's demise

Bollywood mourns veteran actor Razak Khan's demise

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

The latest updates from Bollywood.

Modi's spiritual break, bonds with monks as 'ghar ka ladka'

Modi's spiritual break, bonds with monks as 'ghar ka ladka'

Rediff.com10 May 2015

Taking a brief spiritual break, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited two famous shrines of West Bengal -- Belurmath, with which he has an emotional connect as he had tried in vain to join its order thrice.

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

Can you watch 309 films in a year?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.

Birthday Special: The A to Z of Aamir Khan

Birthday Special: The A to Z of Aamir Khan

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

26 reasons why we love Aamir Khan!

'I had to google Ajay Devgn before I started working with him'

'I had to google Ajay Devgn before I started working with him'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

'Polish girls, who try to dance to Bollywood songs after having a little bit of wine, are quite funny to watch!' Erika Kaar gets ready for her Bollywood debut, Shivaay.

A tale of two Akbars, and of Muslim women

A tale of two Akbars, and of Muslim women

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

Have Muslim women taken to the BJP under Modi even while their menfolk cling to 'secular' politics, asks Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Why Congress has called a Bharat bandh

Why Congress has called a Bharat bandh

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

'What has taken the government so long to understand what the people of this country are going through?'

RSS leader: 'Gosht' is cow meat, Quran prohibits eating it

RSS leader: 'Gosht' is cow meat, Quran prohibits eating it

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

'In Mecca and Medina, cow slaughter is not allowed'

An Indian soldier challenges Jaish

An Indian soldier challenges Jaish

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'The brainless 'fidayeen' you have been breeding are going to hell to rot and not to any heaven.' 'No one can get away after messing with the Indian Defence Forces,' Major Mohommed Ali Shah, an Indian Army veteran, tells the Jaish e Mohammed.

'I want the youth to watch Madaari'

'I want the youth to watch Madaari'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

'Madaari is a very strong film for the younger generation. If they understand this film correctly, it would be great fun. It is serious cinema and our youth want to see that too; they don't just want entertainment.' Madaari director Nishikant Kamat discusses his new film.

Lost and Found at the Kumbh Mela

Lost and Found at the Kumbh Mela

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

The festival is billed as the largest gathering of humanity on earth, with 110 million people expected to attend over 49 days. But for the thousands who get lost among the crowds, help is at hand and has been since 1946.

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 25 Songs

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 25 Songs

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.

Jai Hind! Jai Israel! Jai Maharashtra!

Jai Hind! Jai Israel! Jai Maharashtra!

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

'When the national anthem of India was sung and joined by all present with the PM in front, it was the best moment of the whole night.'

'He was very confident that I would sing a Hindi song well'

'He was very confident that I would sing a Hindi song well'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Happy Birthday AR Rahman

Everyone needed Irom Shamila with tubes

Everyone needed Irom Shamila with tubes

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Tubes gone, Irom Sharmila the brand is dead. As long as she was trying to kill herself, she had value to the cynics trying to build their careers over her fast, says Shekhar Gupta.

Modi uses 'Gayatri' mantra against SP at Jaunpur

Modi uses 'Gayatri' mantra against SP at Jaunpur

Rediff.com4 Mar 2017

Blaming Akhilesh Yadav for "sleeping over" the demand for justice by a "beti" in the rape case against Gayatri Prajapati, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the voters in Uttar Pradesh have got an opportunity to perform the pind daan (last rites) of their "tormentors".

A day in a Ranchi court with Lalu

A day in a Ranchi court with Lalu

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel -- who covers the Sheena Bora murder trial for Rediff.com -- reports on a day in a Ranchi court.

Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh

Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

In Sukanya Verma's special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at 1960's Parakh, starring Sadhana, Motilal, Nazir Hussain and Durga Khote.

'They were so happy, but the Almighty had something else in mind'

'They were so happy, but the Almighty had something else in mind'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

'How will we pay for their education now?' asks a grandmother about her two grandchildren who lost their father in Mumbai's liquor tragedy.

Jodhpur RIFF 2014: Dance of the dunes

Jodhpur RIFF 2014: Dance of the dunes

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

The traditional male dancers of Rajasthan produce seductive movement that has colour and beat.

'My film's sequel will be bigger than Avatar'

'My film's sequel will be bigger than Avatar'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com speaks to rockstar saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insaan days before the release of the sequel, MSG 2.

This is no Doklam!

This is no Doklam!

Rediff.com17 Feb 2018

What I found at the Bumla Pass Indo-China border.

The Return of Manmohan Singh

The Return of Manmohan Singh

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

He is talking, making sense, and India is listening. Rahul Gandhi needs to listen to him, too, says Shekhar Gupta.

Sheena Bora Trial: Why is Indrani downcast?

Sheena Bora Trial: Why is Indrani downcast?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

'With folded hands, on humanitarian grounds, if she can get temporary bail on medical grounds so she can get treatment.' 'If she dies, the whole trial gets derailed.'

Politicians who suffered from FOOT-IN-MOUTH disease

Politicians who suffered from FOOT-IN-MOUTH disease

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

As the year 2014 draws to an end, we at Rediff.com take to look at some of the ridiculous remarks made by some blundering politicos.

Indian DJ changes the way Hong Kong parties

Indian DJ changes the way Hong Kong parties

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

She spins Bollywood tracks when she's not doing her investment consultant job.

In the name of the cow: What motivates gau rakshaks?

In the name of the cow: What motivates gau rakshaks?

Rediff.com22 Apr 2017

'It's not only holy reverence that drives them to such vigilantism -- there is adventure too.' 'Some of the younger gau rakshaks enjoy the thrill of the chase: Stopping vehicles, wielding weapons, badgering passengers and then gloating.'

The RSS is already celebrating

The RSS is already celebrating

Rediff.com13 May 2014

20 times increase in people joining RSS on rss.org, Marginal increase in number of branches. Archis Mohan reports

Cricket to films: Angad Bedi unplugged

Cricket to films: Angad Bedi unplugged

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

Giving up cricket isn't easy for a cricketer especially when you are the son of a cricket legend.

BJP's mega national meet begins on Sunday; UP election tops agenda

BJP's mega national meet begins on Sunday; UP election tops agenda

Rediff.com11 Jun 2016

With an eye on the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly election, BJP's national executive will begin its two-day meet in Allahabad on Sunday which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah among others.

Check out Quikr's new avatar

Check out Quikr's new avatar

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

India's online listing space is witnessing phenomenal growth.

Has India lost Kashmir?

Has India lost Kashmir?

Rediff.com10 May 2017

India isn't Israel, nor can it, or should be, says Shekhar Gupta.

SP, BSP for hung House in UP to have bargaining power: PM

SP, BSP for hung House in UP to have bargaining power: PM

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

Sensing defeat, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party have launched a new game plan for a fractured mandate in Uttar Pradesh so that they can have bargaining power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

Diary of a first-time dad: Inside the labour room

Diary of a first-time dad: Inside the labour room

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

Rahul Bhattacharya recounts the anxiety of being in the labour room and the joy that follows.

Still love Sunny Deol? Tell us!

Still love Sunny Deol? Tell us!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Which 1980s hero is still rocking it? VOTE!

'We worked hard to make our onscreen chemistry look nice'

'We worked hard to make our onscreen chemistry look nice'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

Yami: You didn't know about this talent of mine of hiding food in my clothes? In the song Mujhko Barsaat Bana Lo, I hid a bread pakoda in my black sari. Pulkit: We had a shot, where my head was in her lap. Suddenly, just before the director said 'Action', the bread pakoda fell in my face! Yami Gautam and Pulkit Samrat, in a FUN conversation.

'I can't die with Pratyusha'

'I can't die with Pratyusha'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

'Did she, for a minute, think of what I've gone through or what my parents have gone through?' 'I've gone through hell. I wasn't given a chance to grieve for Pratyusha.' 'It was her financial mess that landed her in depression.'

'It will take ten years to revive Ganga'

'It will take ten years to revive Ganga'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

'The Ganga must be kept above all divisive politics,' says Uma Bharti.

What do Indians know about sex?

What do Indians know about sex?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

Nothing much, says Khushwant Singh.